Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Anti-Education Attack

In Afghanistan, the Taliban forbidding women to be educated was lifted in 2001. However, there are still attacks against girls, teachers and schools from continual opposition. In one school, 150 girls in a school were poisoned in what is believed to eb an anti-education attack. The officials know it was poisoning, because the tank where water was brought was not contaminated, although officials are unwilling to pinpoint the attack for fear of provoking violence. This is sad, that people are so sure of their beliefs, that they are willing to kill those who violate their beliefs. These school girls did nothing wrong, yet they were punished for going to school. While I don't believe in provoking violence, I do think that justice should be brought upon the offenders. If something like this is allowed to slide, who is to say it own't happen again? They will believe they can get away with it and continue.

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